Swimming And Diving Prepares To Take On UC-Irvine
12/19/2002 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
Dec. 16, 2002
The Michigan State men's and women's swimming and diving teams are on a competitive break until Thursday, Dec. 19, when the Spartans take on California-Irvine at noon. The meet will be part of the squad's ten-day winter training trip to California (Dec. 13-22).
COACHES' CORNER
"This trip will be a good opportunity for some serious training," MSU head coach Jim Lutz stated, while previewing the upcoming training trip to California. "This will be a good time for us to bond. The stress of finals will be over and we can just relax. The meet against UC-Irvine will be part of the trip, but it is not the focal point. This is our chance to get some, good solid training before we break for the holidays."
BIG TEN SPLASH
Michigan State has a large number of swimmers that are ranked among the 20 fastest swimmers in the Big Ten heading into the winter break. Two freshmen lead the way for the Green and White, ranking first in their respective events. David Sloan tops the men's conference in the 400 IM, swimming at a time of 3:54.52. Rachael Hagerman also earned fastest honors in the 50 free, finishing in 23.58 on Nov. 22. Kate Duncombe ranks second in the 100 backstroke, in a time of 56.07.
TOPPING THE CHARTS
Members of the Spartan swim team are ranked among the nation's best in the most recent rankings of the "College Quick 50" by Taper & Shave. Four individual swimmers were recognized for their speed, while MSU placed a relay team in every list. Joe Brennan and Ian Clutten lead the Spartans with two Top-50 times apiece. Clutten is the highest-ranking Spartan with an 11th-place time in the 100 breaststroke - just .01 seconds shy of a top-ten spot.
Joe Brennan31st - Men's 200 Freestyle - 1:39.4547th - Men's 500 Freestyle - 4:23.57LEADING THE WAY
Ian Clutten11th - Men's 100 Breaststroke - 55.4816th - Men's 200 Breaststroke - 2:01.41
Kate Duncombe20th - Women's 100 Backstroke - 56.07
Rachael Hagerman24th - Women's 50 Freestyle - 23.58
DeFauw, Saucedo, Harley, Rigali22nd - Men's 200 Freestyle Relay - 1:23.75
Rigali, Saucedo, DeFauw, Brennan34th - Men's 400 Freestyle Relay - 3:05.37
Wagenaar, Brennan, Politi, Habel32nd - Men's 800 Freestyle Relay - 6:53.45
Sunryd, Clutten, Sloan, Rigali33rd - Men's 200 Medley Relay - 1:33.34
Sunryd, Clutten, Sloan, Brennan34th - Men's 400 Medley Relay - 3:23.75
Hagerman, Copestick, Jones, Vranesic26th - Women's 200 Freestyle Relay - 1:35.39
Hagerman, Hollon, Copestick, Jones31st - Women's 400 Freestyle Relay - 3:29.25
Jones, O'Neil, Hagerman, Hughes43rd - Women's 800 Freestyle Relay - 7:46.07
Duncombe, Spaulding, Hagerman, Copestick33rd - Women's 200 Medley Relay - 1:46.52
Duncombe, Spaulding, Jones, Copestick35th - Women's 400 Medley Relay - 3:50.79
The Michigan State swimming and diving program announced its captains for the 2002-03 season. Seniors Joe Brennan and Nick DeFauw will captain the men's squad, while Stephanie Anisko and Kate Duncombe were selected to lead the women's team.
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